皮卡

píkǎ

noun #23,914

Measure Word

一辆皮卡 liàng

Meanings

1 pickup truck

Characters

skin, leather (phonetic)

card; to be stuck (phonetic)

Examples

农场里停着一辆红色皮卡。

Nóngchǎng lǐ tíng zhe yī liàng hóngsè píkǎ.

A red pickup truck is parked on the farm.

他开着皮卡拉货去了。

Tā kāi zhe píkǎ lā huò qù le.

He drove off in the pickup truck to haul goods.

Tips

memory

皮卡 is a loanword from English 'pickup'. The characters don't carry meaning — just sound. Think of 皮 (skin/leather) + 卡 (card/stuck) as a mnemonic: a tough vehicle that can handle rough terrain.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

卡 kǎ